Summary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, stating, “I don’t celebrate rapists,” referencing Trump’s history of sexual assault allegations.
While Trump has never been convicted of rape, a jury found him civilly liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll.
Ocasio-Cortez also criticized TikTok for crediting Trump with restoring service in the U.S., calling it a propaganda move.
She warned of social media platforms being weaponized by right-wing interests, claiming they are contributing to the rise of “21st-century fascism” under the incoming administration.
Per usual, she’s probably our best hope of a high profile progressive in office (and a potential do-over of 2016 when we didn’t get Bernie if Dems get some sense).
Right on the money too about social media. I think I’m more concerned about that than I am about Trump himself. I really don’t want Zoomers to end up the next conservative generation; like the Boomers and Gen Xers who suck Reagan dick after the 80s because their misunderstanding of what actually happened during his presidency. Confirmation bias is strong and that’ll fuck the US long after Trump dies.
The male zoomers are hardcore Trumpers. Uninformed from shitty social media takes and no understanding of civics. The damage is already done.
So, like, one guy.
Yeah dude, I’m fairly confident most of us dislike Reagan a fucking lot.
At least, most people in my generation that I hang out with, so it could be self selecting.
You’d be surprised how many people still seem to believe in Reaganomics, and far too many either forgot about Iran-Contra or still believe he was the deal maker that saved the day.
But yes, probably more boomers than Gen X. X is in a weird spot, cause the people I’m thinking of are borderline Boomers and mostly just aren’t well informed.
You’re probably right. I’ll admit it’s a self selection bias because I’m old enough to have made up my mind not to associate with people that have fundamentally different beliefs than I do.
So there are likely a lot of them, but none of them are MY friends, so it’s easy enough to believe in my little sphere.
If it makes you feel any better, I’m not exactly proud of my millennial cohort as a whole. I think on average they’re ok (Obama was a good vote and a real primary in '08) but it’s not like they don’t have their own brain rot. It’s good to have your own cool bubble to be with, though.
Gen X’er here… When '88 rolled around and Poppy Bush was running was my first election.
Kept asking the “greatest” and boomers: “So, wait, either he’s lying about his involvement in Iran/Contra, is dirty as fuck and shouldn’t be elected, or he legit had no clue, wasn’t involved, and is incompetent for a former CIA director and shouldn’t be elected. Which is it?”
Hold onto her, after Trump has pardoned the Jan 6 people as well as the proud boy leader he’s proven that it isn’t a crime if you do it in Trumps name
She’s gonna have some Hillary-like issues, in that the GOP has spent a decade demonizing her already.
Obama hit them hard because they didn’t see him coming. He went from a relative unknown (on the national stage) to the Presidency in about 12 seconds, and they had been prepping for a fight against Hillary even then.
The issue was that Hilary didn’t have any strong defenders.
Trump has proven that being hated isn’t fatal to politics so long as there are others who love you.
Americans want passion and someone who is willing to fight for them rather than the status quo.